EP0267732A2 - Schriftartumsetzungssystem - Google Patents

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EP0267732A2
EP0267732A2 EP87309766A EP87309766A EP0267732A2 EP 0267732 A2 EP0267732 A2 EP 0267732A2 EP 87309766 A EP87309766 A EP 87309766A EP 87309766 A EP87309766 A EP 87309766A EP 0267732 A2 EP0267732 A2 EP 0267732A2
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black dots
converted
font
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Kunio Yoshida
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K15/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers
    • G06K15/02—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K2215/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
    • G06K2215/0002—Handling the output data
    • G06K2215/004—Generic data transformation
    • G06K2215/0054—Geometric transformations, e.g. on rasterised data
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K2215/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
    • G06K2215/0002—Handling the output data
    • G06K2215/004—Generic data transformation
    • G06K2215/0054—Geometric transformations, e.g. on rasterised data
    • G06K2215/0057—Sizing and resolution changes

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  • the present invention relates to a printer, and more particularly, to a character converting system of a printer.
  • a printer with a font memory which stores a character font prints the font (dot pattern) corresponding to the charactor.
  • a character font converting method comprises a periphery detection means which detects peripheral black dots of a character font stored in a font memory means, location calculation means which converts according to a specified relational expression the location of the black dots detected by the periphery detection means, convert pattern storage means which stores the above converted location as black dots, and the convert pattern storage means further comprises a paint-over means which regards the inside of the pattern made of the above black dots as black dots.
  • the conversion is made according to the following steps:
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a font convert circuit.
  • Original pattern memory area (Font memory) 1 is a memory which stores the original font.
  • When a point (x, y) of the original pattern is given, whether the points (x-1, y), (x+1, y), (x, y-1), and (x, y+1) are black or white are outputted to the inverters 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively, while whether the point (x, y) is black or white is outputted to the AND gate 6 (In this embodiment, "1" is outputted when the dot is black and "0" is outputted when the dot is white).
  • the output of the inverters 2 through 5 are outputted to the OR gate 7, and the output of the OR gate 7 is outputted to the AND gate 6.
  • the output of the AND gate 6 is outputted to the convert circuit 8.
  • the dot (x, y) is black and further, at least one dot above, below, left, or right of the dot is white. If so, conversions f1 (x, y) and f2 (x, y) are made at the convert circuit 8 and the result is plotted at the area 9 which stores the convert pattern.
  • the point (x, y) is replaced successively as follows.
  • the scan is made horizontally.
  • the signal from the oscillator 11 is counted at the up counter 12 and stored at the x register 13.
  • the output of the x register 13 is given as a coordinate x to the original pattern memory area 1.
  • the output of the x register 13 is also inputted to the judgement circuit 14.
  • the judgement circuit 14 sends its output to the up counter 15.
  • the up counter 15 sends a signal to the reset circuit 16 and the reset circuit 16 resets the x register 13.
  • the output of the up counter 15 is sent to the y register 17.
  • the output of y register 17 is given as a coordinate y to the original pattern memory area 1.
  • the output of the y register 17 is also inputted to the judgement circuit 18.
  • the judgement circuit 18 sends its output to the reset circuit 19 and the reset circuit 19 resets the y register 17.
  • the output of x register 13 and y register 17 are sent to the convert circuit 8 respectively.
  • the convert circuit 8 calculates the conversions f1 (x, y) and f2 (x, y) and the point (x, Y) stored in the convert pattern memory area 9 is made "1".
  • the judgement circuit 18 sends its output to the paint-over circuit 20.
  • the paint-over circuit 20 starts painting over and makes the inside of the peripheral portion "1". The conversion of the font ends by the end of the painting over.

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  • Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
EP87309766A 1986-11-06 1987-11-04 Schriftartumsetzungssystem Expired - Lifetime EP0267732B1 (de)

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JP265142/86 1986-11-06
JP61265142A JPS63116866A (ja) 1986-11-06 1986-11-06 文字フオント変換方式

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EP0267732A2 true EP0267732A2 (de) 1988-05-18
EP0267732A3 EP0267732A3 (en) 1990-03-14
EP0267732B1 EP0267732B1 (de) 1993-08-18

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EP87309766A Expired - Lifetime EP0267732B1 (de) 1986-11-06 1987-11-04 Schriftartumsetzungssystem

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DE (1) DE3787074T2 (de)

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EP0385269A3 (de) * 1989-02-27 1991-02-06 Hitachi, Ltd. Anordnung und Verfahren zur Erzeugung von Zeichenmustern
EP0357389A3 (de) * 1988-08-31 1991-03-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ausgangsvorrichtung

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EP0357389A3 (de) * 1988-08-31 1991-03-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Ausgangsvorrichtung
US6126342A (en) * 1988-08-31 2000-10-03 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Output device capable of high quality output of characters over a large range of sizes
EP0385269A3 (de) * 1989-02-27 1991-02-06 Hitachi, Ltd. Anordnung und Verfahren zur Erzeugung von Zeichenmustern

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JPS63116866A (ja) 1988-05-21
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DE3787074T2 (de) 1994-03-17
US4903014A (en) 1990-02-20
EP0267732B1 (de) 1993-08-18

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